In 1995, the Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society accepted a purchase offer from Lloyds Bank. For the deal to go ahead though, the Society had to demutualise. Its members voted overwhelmingly in favour of the change. The resulting...

Lichfield’s first micropub. This small micropub open 2014 after the closure of the clothes shop Country Style, and serve beer from independent brewers.Older people may remember this little building as an electrical repair business...

With the exception of a coat of paint and a name change the outside of the building is relatively unchanged since the days of Millets.

The location remained empty for a while until Union Menswear opened in 2018. They later changed their name to just Union and add womens clothing along side the menswear range. Closed in August 2018. 

Recently moved into Unit 6 of the Three Spires Shopping Centre in May 2018 after the closure of the Game store in April 2018.  Previously had been opposite trading as Flying Tiger.

Hawkin’s Bazaar open in 2009 and sold novelty gifts and toys. 

Opened just after the closing of the Ponden Mill store in 2009, you can still see the Ponden Mill sign in the top left of the photo. GimmeGizmo.com sold crazy gadgets and novelty toys, the type of things you would buy for a stag or hen...

Sitting at the entrance to Becon Park the building housed the Lichfield library and museum for many years but after the library moved to the old Friary grammar school it gain a new role as the local registry office.

Bird Street as it looked in July 2008

This postcard from 1905 shows the view of Bore Street looking down in to the City centre. The righthand side of the street remains generally unchanged to this day.